The state of Louisiana is postponing it’s April 4th primary elections to June because of the coronavirus:
KADN – Louisiana has postponed its presidential primaries set for next month, becoming the first state to take the step as fears about the coronavirus outbreak spread.
The state will push back its nominating contests to June 20 and July 25, a spokesman for the Louisiana secretary of state told CNBC on Friday.
This could mean expanding the use of absentee ballots:
Asked whether Louisiana will consider expanding use of absentee ballots (Louisiana currently requires an excuse to use one), SoS says "everything is on the table," but then says it would be a ton of work to revamp the state's systems in 60 days
— Sam Levine (@srl) March 13, 2020
It’s being reported that Louisiana now has 33 cases of the coronavirus and that most of them are in New Orleans.
33 known coronavirus cases in Louisiana as of Friday morning. Map detailing by parish … pic.twitter.com/xgJr2rYlIE
— Dan Swenson (@NolaGraphicsGuy) March 13, 2020